KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its academic awards for the 2022-23 men's basketball season. Fifty-eight student-athletes from all 14 MIAA institutions were honored by the Association for their work in the classroom. 

The prestigious MIAA Academic Excellence award was achieved by six men's basketball student-athletes. An Academic Excellence award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. To view the list of the six men's basketball players who received the 2022-23 Academic Excellence award, click here.

The Scholar-Athlete award distinction went to just three who student-athletes who excelled on the court and in the classroom – Central Missouri's Gaven Pinkley, Fort Hays State's Elijah Nnanabu and Northeastern State's Dillion Bailey.

In the classroom, a Scholar-Athlete is an individual that has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution. They must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. On the court, the student-athlete must receive All-MIAA honors for the current season. For more information on the four men's basketball Scholar-Athletes from the 2022-23 season, click here. 

Fifty-eight men's basketball players were named to the MIAA's 2022-23 Academic Honor Roll. To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above at the certifying member institution. The individual must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. A list of all 58 student-athletes who were named to this season's Academic Honor Roll is available here.